Chapter 766: The Cunning Old Seven
When traveling, cultivators don’t use flying swords, they ride horses!
The reason is: save mana!

I have to admit that this reason is really powerful!
At the same time, this also exposes the shortcomings of [Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao] and even the entire "Zhu Xian" world cultivation system.

This is what is meant by 'Success is due to spiritual energy, failure is also due to spiritual energy'.

Because the world of Zhu Xian is rich in spiritual energy, even ordinary people can easily embark on the path of cultivation as long as they have the opportunity to obtain cultivation techniques.

Because the threshold to enter the path of cultivation is too low.

Therefore, when the immortal sect accepts disciples, they don’t need to care too much about things like spiritual roots, physique, and talent.

However, precisely because the spiritual energy in this world is so rich, people do not need to worry about running out of spiritual energy on the road.

As long as the spiritual energy in the body is exhausted, you can find a place to breathe and restore the spiritual energy.

In this way, everyone would naturally not think about compressing and storing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in their bodies.

Without this crucial step, the world's cultivation system would have gone astray.

Su Mingzhe himself came to the outskirts of Cao Miao Village, disguised as a traveling doctor, and stayed there temporarily.

There are not many villagers in Cao Miao Village, only about two hundred people, so they naturally cannot afford to support a clinic or a drug store.

After Su Mingzhe arrived in Caomiao Village, he had to pretend to be an old farmer. He also opened ten acres of wasteland and planted and harvested the crops himself. He finally settled down.

In a blink of an eye, several years have passed.

The clone living in Dazhu Peak has made great progress in cultivation, one level higher every year.

In the sixth year of his entry into the sect, his clone’s cultivation had broken through to the Jade Purity Realm.

Tian Buyi was so delighted that he passed on the Shangqingjing mental method to this beloved disciple.

It was the seventh year.

Tian Ling'er turned ten years old. According to the rules of Dazhu Peak, she picked up a machete and, under the leadership of Su Mingzhe, went to the back mountain and started cutting black bamboo.

A ten-year-old child is at the age when he is lively and active.

Tian Ling'er had only been cutting for more than a month when she began to feel disgusted and bored.

During the break, the little sister couldn't help but complain to the seventh brother who was supervising her work:

"Seventh Senior Brother, tell me, why do we have to cut bamboo?"

Su Mingzhe, who was lying on a large bluestone nearby, smiled and explained when he heard the question from his junior sister:
"Cutting down the black bamboo is to cause resonance in the body, helping the new disciples to open up their acupoints and breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as soon as possible."

"'Body resonance'? Brother Seven, what does 'body resonance' mean?"

It was the first time that Tian Ling'er heard the word "resonance", so naturally she couldn't understand what Senior Brother Seven was talking about.

"'Resonance' is a peculiar phenomenon."

As Su Mingzhe spoke, he took out a piece of refined gold from his arms, and in front of Tian Ling'er, he spewed out true fire and turned the refined gold into three 'tuning forks'.

"When two substances are at the same frequency, one object vibrates, which causes another object of the same substance to 'resonate'."

Su Mingzhe said as he demonstrated the "resonance phenomenon" to his junior sister.

Then he smiled and said:

"The reason why the elders in our sect asked us to cut down black bamboo is because they discovered that when we cut down black bamboo, our bodies can resonate with the bamboo, thereby opening up acupuncture points and speeding up our breathing to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Tian Ling'er was not stupid. After being taught by her seventh senior brother, she immediately came up with a new idea:
"Seventh Senior Brother, but I am already at the third level of the Jade Purity Realm. I have already opened up my acupuncture points and can easily master the breathing techniques. Doesn't that mean that cutting down black bamboo is meaningless to me?"

Tian Buyi and Su Ru are both masters of the Upper Purity Realm. As their daughter, Tian Ling'er has excellent physique. Although she is only ten years old, she is already at the third level of the Jade Purity Realm, and her skills are not inferior to those of her sixth senior brother Du Bishu.

Su Mingzhe listened to Tian Ling'er's words, thought for a long time, and then slowly nodded:
"It really doesn't make much sense for you to cut down black knot bamboo."

"You are now at the third level, you should concentrate your spiritual awareness more!"

As a Golden Immortal, it was too easy for Su Mingzhe to give some pointers to Tian Ling'er.

The method of training spiritual consciousness currently provided by Qingyun Sect is mainly an ordinary meditation method.

The reason why Qingyun Sect's disciples have been troubled on the third level for decades is precisely because the meditation method is too common.

Su Mingzhe said as he picked up a piece of bamboo, carved a bone pattern on it, and began to teach Tian Linger how to practice the "Bone Visualization Method."

The method of visualizing white bones is the most common and most common meditation method in later generations.

Logically speaking, the effect of practicing such an ordinary method would be just mediocre.

However, when Tian Ling'er practiced and entered a state of meditation according to Su Mingzhe's instructions, it seemed as if she had entered a state of enlightenment.

The spiritual energy within a hundred feet radius was swept away by her.

The spiritual energy in the distance was also guided and quickly crowded towards Tian Ling'er's head.

A huge cloud of spiritual energy, like a bowl, fell from the sky and poured into Tian Ling'er's body.

"Isn't this girl's talent too good? I just taught her a method of visualizing bones, and she suddenly realized it?"

Su Mingzhe stood further away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and began to protect his junior sister.

The back mountain of Dazhu Peak is not far from the main hall.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru, who were practicing in the Shoujing Hall of the main hall, naturally felt the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Thinking of their daughter who was cutting black bamboo in the back mountain, they were afraid that something might happen to their daughter, so they flew over quickly.

"Master, Master's Wife!"

When Su Mingzhe saw two meteors flying towards him, he quickly stepped forward to stop them.

"Xiao Qi, what happened to Ling'er?" Although Tian Buyi was concerned about his daughter, when he saw Su Mingzhe's calm expression, he knew that his daughter was not seriously injured, so he asked the reason with a kind look.

Su Mingzhe knew that his master and mistress cared about his younger sister, so he simply made it short:
"Master, it seems that my little sister has had an epiphany!"

"An epiphany?"

Tian Buyi and Su Ru were surprised and happy when they heard this.

For practitioners of Taoism, sudden enlightenment is an encounter that can be encountered but not sought after.

As long as a person can have an epiphany, it means that he has an extremely high level of comprehension and will have unlimited achievements in the future.

Now I know that my daughter is experiencing epiphany.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru quickly stood on both sides, forming a three-way confrontation with Su Mingzhe, guarding their daughter Tian Ling'er in the center so that she could practice with peace of mind.

Tian Ling'er's enlightenment lasted for a long time, more than an hour later, before it slowly ended.

When she opened her eyes, she found that her body had floated in the air without her knowing.

However, Tian Ling'er, who had been flying around by her parents since she was a child, did not become nervous because of being at high altitudes.

She even saw the three people who were protecting her and excitedly shouted to them:

"Dad, Mom! I broke through to the fourth level!"

Controlling objects and flying in the air are the hallmarks of the fourth level.

"Well, not bad! Not bad!"

Tian Buyi was very happy when he saw his daughter flying in the air.

However, in order to maintain the image of a strict father, he could only keep a tight face and constantly stroke his beard to prevent himself from laughing.

His daughter was only ten years old, but she had already reached the fourth level of Jade Purity Realm.

At this rate of cultivation, in another ten or twenty years, I'm afraid I'll reach the Shangqing realm again. It's not impossible that I can even break through to the Taiqing realm during my lifetime.

Thinking of this, Tian Buyi's eyes finally lit up with joy.

After a lot of effort, Tian Ling'er's spiritual energy was almost exhausted, and she finally landed in front of the three people.

The group of four happily returned to the main hall of Dazhu Peak.

Soon, Song Daren and six other disciples got the news and came to the hall, congratulating Tian Buyi and his wife, and Tian Ling'er.

After everyone was excited, Song Daren, as the eldest senior brother, admonished Du Bishu, who had the lowest cultivation level in the hall:
"Xiao Liu, you have the lowest cultivation level among all the people in Dazhu Peak. You should learn from your mistakes and catch up as soon as possible!"

"Big Brother, don't rush me."

Du Bishu's triangular face showed no sign of shame, instead he laughed and said:

"Now Junior Sister is only ten years old, and she has already broken through to the fourth level. I bet she will definitely break through to the fifth, sixth, or even seventh level faster than you guys!"

Among Tian Buyi's first five disciples, only the eldest Song Daren and the fourth He Dazhi were at the fifth level of cultivation, while the other three were still at the fourth level.

Hearing Du Bishu's words at this moment, several people couldn't help but feel nervous.

Before, the few people only thought that it was a bit embarrassing for Du Bishu to be overtaken by his junior brother and junior sister.

Now it was their turn, and they suddenly became nervous.

You have to know that the three people present, Song Daren, Wu Dayi and Zheng Dali, are all over a hundred years old.

If the three of them were really overtaken by Junior Sister within a few years, it would be truly shameful.

At this time, Tian Ling'er, who was pure and chivalrous, could not bear to see her fellow brothers in trouble, so she asked Su Mingzhe:
"Seventh Senior Brother, do you have any way to increase everyone's cultivation speed?"

When everyone present heard Tian Ling'er's words, they were surprised and confused.

Tian Ling'er's words clearly meant that it was Su Mingzhe who helped her break through to the fourth level.

“Knew it would be like this.”

When Su Mingzhe was teaching Tian Ling'er the 'White Bone Visualization Method', he knew that Tian Ling'er was simple-minded and could not hide her thoughts, so she would definitely tell him about the things he did to help her.

At this time, facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Su Mingzhe was able to remain calm and slowly said:

"Master, Master's Wife, I want to apologize to you."

Seeing his most beloved disciple putting on an expression that said "I was wrong", Tian Buyi's heart skipped a beat:

"What crime? Did you steal someone else's skills?"

"That's not true...but..."

Su Mingzhe looked embarrassed for a moment before continuing:
"When I was cultivating the first level of Jade Purity Realm, according to the rules of my sect, I needed to go to the back mountain to cut down black bamboo. In fact, I didn't go to cut bamboo."

Su Mingzhe shared his discovery that chopping black bamboo can produce a "resonance phenomenon" with the human body, helping with cultivation.

"Master, Master's Wife, the reason why I was able to complete the first level of cultivation within a month is because I discovered this secret. However, I was afraid that Master would scold me for being 'opportunistic' and 'sly'. So I kept this matter secret and never told Master or Master's Wife."

"Well, Xiao Qi, it's definitely wrong for you to hide this from the master, but it's not a big deal."

Tian Buyi also loved Su Mingzhe very much. When he heard him say this, instead of blaming him, he smiled and comforted him.

Su Mingzhe smiled bitterly and simply spoke out his true feelings:

"Master, Master's Wife, I not only took shortcuts when I was practicing the first level, but I also took shortcuts on the second, third, fourth, and so on!"

(End of this chapter)